UNSPSC 90101801: Professionally prepared carryout meals

UNSPSC 90101801 Professionally prepared carryout meals is a Commodity code that encompasses emergency catering, food service operations at public facilities, and meal delivery for institutional and event-driven populations. State and local governments procure under this code for hurricane response and disaster relief meals, convention center and performing arts venue food service, detention center meal programs, park concession operations, school nutrition management, Head Start meal delivery, water park and regional park food services, and mobile market meal preparation. The issuing bodies span multiple governance tiers — municipal emergency management (City of Bartow, City of Cocoa), county detention and regional facilities (Beaufort County, Collier County), charter and traditional school districts (DuBois Integrity Academy, Savannah Classical Academy, Parkway School District), county-run event venues (Dane County's Alliant Energy Center), cities managing convention centers and performing arts facilities (Tampa Convention Center, City of Richardson), and state departments (Florida Department of Management Services, Mississippi Veterans Affairs). Recent procurement activity shows heavy concentration in Florida and Georgia, with secondary activity in Texas, Wisconsin, Colorado, Missouri, South Carolina, and California.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the breadth of the code's scope. Collier County issued an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) in October 2026 for food services at North Collier Regional Park, including concessions at soccer and softball fields and the Sun N Fun Water Park, with a three-year contract term and two optional one-year renewals; proposals were due March 6, 2025, and local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points applied to vendors with Collier or Lee County addresses and employees. The City of Bartow posted an IFB in October 2026 for emergency standby catering services during hurricane season, requiring three meals daily for 100–250 personnel with bids due August 5, 2026 and responses from up to three vendors; the City applies W/MBE preferences based on price thresholds and anticipates FEMA reimbursement. Beaufort County, South Carolina released an RFP in September 2026 for detention center food services requiring a full-time Food Service Director, three meals daily from a 28-day cycle menu meeting 3,200–3,400 calorie minimums, on-site preparation, and criminal background checks for all staff, with proposals due June 22, 2026. Dane County issued an RFP in September 2026 for exclusive food and beverage operations at the Alliant Energy Center, a 164-acre venue hosting 250+ annual events with over $1.2 million in historical retail concessions and $1.8 million in catering revenue; proposals were due October 22, 2026, with a five-year contract beginning July 1, 2027. School districts in Georgia (DuBois Integrity Academy, Savannah Classical Academy) and Missouri (Parkway School District) solicited food service management companies for National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and supplemental meal services in May and June 2026, with evaluation weighting fixed meal pricing, financial stability, experience, and USDA compliance. An RFI posted by the City of Cincinnati in September 2026 for a healthy food access mobile market program sought information from nonprofits, mobile market operators, food distributors, and technology providers, though that RFI disclaims any procurement obligation. The Florida Department of Management Services issued an RFI in July 2026 on food services for Capitol Building and Department of Revenue Building 2 cafeterias in Tallahassee, with responses due August 28, 2026; the incumbent is Simply Soul Food Inc., and the current contract includes price adjustments based on Consumer Price Index for Food and Beverages.